| Event: | Cross-country skiing |
| Games: | 1980 Winter |
| Venue: | Mount Van Hoevenberg |
| Date: | February 14–23 |
| Competitors: | 131 (86 men, 45 women) |
| Num Events: | 7 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Prev: | Innsbruck 1976 |
| Next: | Sarajevo 1984 |
The 1980 Winter Olympics results in cross-country skiing.[1]
Twenty four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events at Lake Placid.
| 15 km | 41:57.63 | 41:57.64 | 42:28.62 | ||||
| 30 km | 1:27:02.80 | 1:27:34.22 | 1:28:03.87 | ||||
| 50 km | 2:27:24.60 | 2:30:20.52 | 2:30:51.52 | ||||
| 4 × 10 km relay | Vasily Rochev Nikolay Bazhukov Yevgeny Belyayev Nikolay Zimyatov | 1:57:03.46 | Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Ove Aunli Oddvar Brå | 1:58:45.77 | Harri Kirvesniemi Pertti Teurajärvi Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto | 2:00:00.18 |
| 5 km | 15:06.92 | 15:11.96 | 15:23.44 | ||||
| 10 km | 30:31.54 | 30:35.05 | 30:45.25 | ||||
| 4 × 5 km relay | Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold | 1:02:11.10 | Nina Baldychova Nina Selyunina Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina | 1:03:18.30 | Brit Pettersen Anette Bøe Marit Myrmæl Berit Aunli | 1:04:13.50 |